PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUG THE BRAIN AND
BEHAVIOR 4TH EDITION MEYER NURSING TEST
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Psychopharmacology, fourth Edition
Meyer • Quenzer
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a medication binds
to a particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
a. Medication action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; medication effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Medication action; medication effects
Selected Answer:-: d
Textbook backing:-Pharmacology: The Science of Medication Action
2. After medication administration has occurred, the amount of medication in the
blood that is free to bind at specific target sites is referred to as
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a medication binds to a particular
target site or receptor are referred to as
a. medication effects.
b. medication action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
Selected Answer:-: b
Textbook backing:-Pharmacology: The Science of Medication Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Medication competition
d. Expectation of outcome
Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacology: The Science of Medication Action
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,5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a medication?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Medication action
Selected Answer:-: d
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when medicine are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Selected Answer:-: a
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the is not complete.
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Selected Answer:-: b
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered medicine because
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
b. medicine absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the
way to general circulation.
c. medicine must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
Selected Answer:-: b
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
a. blood–brain barrier.
b. choroid plexus.
c. area postrema.
d. median eminence.
, Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
11. Medicine administered _ have the most rapid onset of action.
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Selected Answer:-: d
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
12. Ionization of a medication depends on the of the solution and the of the
medication.
a. pH; pKa
b. pKa; pH
c. concentration; lipid solubility
d. pH; concentration
Selected Answer:-: a
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
13. The absorption of a medication depends on all of the following except
a. lipid solubility.
b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
d. the concentration of the medication.
Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
14. Medicine that are should be avoided by women of childbearing age.
a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
Selected Answer:-: a
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
a. psychoactive medicine.
b. illicit medicine.
c. teratogens.
d. placental medicine.
Selected Answer:-: c
Textbook backing:-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medication Action
16. Depot binding is said to occur when medicine
a. bind to their target sites.
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